Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , items like lighting , heating and telephone will probably show an increase , and you should perhaps build in some kind of an allowance . |
| 2 | It could only make for bad blood between the Li clan and himself and shatter the age-old ties between their families . |
| 3 | At the same time , influential psychodynamic doctrine held that children can only relate to one set of parent figures and that psychological ties are more important than biological ones . |
| 4 | Jade is scarce because it can only crystallize in that form under geological conditions of heat and pressure which were confined to certain faults in the earth 's crust . |
| 5 | Yes , I , I 'd give you two , one is my favourite of all shrub roses which is Fantan la tour which has what one can only describe as loosened sort of shaggy shell pink flowers with the most exquisite perfume , it 's a , it 's an untidy flower like the old shrub roses really should be the best of them erm and a very pale shell pink , a wonderful variety , not particularly repeat flowering , relatively short flowering season but so wonderful when it is in flower and the other one , er she says she does n't like red , now is n't really red , it 's a very very deep reddish purple and it 's a variety called Tuscany Superb and I grow Tuscany Superb in my garden alongside er some fennel , a foliage fennel plant and the feathery fennel together with , almost the aniseed aroma of the fennel together with these deep deep purple flowers of Tuscany Superb is absolutely wonderful , it 's actually on the edge of my herb garden . |
| 6 | Though popularity did not necessarily translate into greater recognition in official circles , it did inhibit those in the two governments who would have liked to ditch him altogether . |
| 7 | So you better count along that way for how many ? |
| 8 | MANY mothers agreed with Helen Bullock that men can only focus on one thing at a time . |
| 9 | ‘ When the first bell went and I saw the way Lennox was going after him I told the guys watching with me that Ruddock had better watch for that left of Lewis 's or he 'd be counter-punched with the right and get himself knocked out — and that 's exactly what happened . ’ |
| 10 | An inability to mature adequately out of the phallic , Oedipal phase will usually not only result in some degree of genital inhibition later in life and a fixation on infantile sexual gratifications such as masturbation , voyeurism , sado-masochism , etc. , but also reduce the force of the cultural prohibitions which the original phallic-Oedipal trauma of our forefathers precipitated , namely those against parricide and incest . |
| 11 | I decided that neither one was a social system and that one could only speak of social change in social systems . |
| 12 | On the other hand , the controlling or checking functions of the judicial branch can only consist in impartial application of the law , and where constitutional law places restrictions on legislative power , a duty to declare the law seems to imply a duty to declare when such restrictions have been violated , whether by the legislature or by anyone else . |
| 13 | ‘ I had better ring for another cover to be laid . ’ |
| 14 | Although you can only work on one piece of a garment at a time , you can have up to sixteen separate pieces in each garment file , as long as they will all be knitted to the same stitch and row tension . |
| 15 | Your decision here will obviously depend to some extent on whether you already have an aircraft radio and just how much you are prepared to spend on your first model . |
| 16 | Closely hobbled with tightly drawn ropes they can only move by laborious hopping with arched backs … |
| 17 | Taken aback , she could only stare in wide-eyed silence at the man who had materialised out of nowhere at her side . |
| 18 | According to the World Health Organization it may soon be possible for these disorders to be controlled or even eliminated — but since there is no cure , this can only mean by early detection in the fetus and abortion . |
| 19 | Taking various client groups into the bureaucracy is in itself no real way forward because in that context it can only lead to professional defensiveness of the worst kind . |
| 20 | It is clear that if the theory advanced in these pages is correct then lessening of parental authority can only lead to increasing confrontation with the younger generation . |
| 21 | Speaking after a visit to Orkney this week , Harry Garland , BASW Scottish convener , said it ‘ would only lead to further distress for all concerned , and is not likely to lead to any clarification of the issues ’ . |
| 22 | I always enjoyed talking with him both when he was serious and when he would suddenly switch to gentle ridicule with an infectious laugh . |
| 23 | While Helmholtz did not report solving problems in dreams , he did apparently rely to some extent on an autonomous process , so that once he had done the groundwork on a problem he sometimes achieved his insights apparently spontaneously , for instance when out walking . |
| 24 | The trouble is , this does not necessarily lead to greater understanding of why something represents good practice . |
| 25 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
| 26 | And we should perhaps add to this list of discourses the critical one which organises an anecdote , which may not have taken place at all , to re-iterate a point about Shakespeare and power . |
| 27 | Further growth of the University will only come from additional investment from other , non-Governmental sources — investment that will be generated through the Campaign for Resource . |
| 28 | He concludes : ‘ I am very sad that a friend can only write to another friend through a third country because of the border that separates us . ’ |
| 29 | Nzo had said on the ANC 's 78th anniversary on Jan. 8 that the ANC would continue its armed struggle , and would only participate in any process of negotiations if it enjoyed equal political opportunities with all other participants . |
| 30 | In practice one can only talk about one thing at a time , and in this Chapter I shall risk a distorting simplicity by looking at questions of theory largely in isolation from institutional matrices and situations , and concentrating on British activities to the exclusion of the American ones that accompanied or preceded them . |